6th June, 2002
Ministry Of Heavy Industry & Public Enterprises  


REVIEW MEETINGS OF PSUS HELD


Shri Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has assured full support and cooperation of his ministry in the efforts by PSUs in restructuring their operations in the emerging business environment. Shri Prabhu reviewed the performance of Delhi and Kolkata based central PSUs under his ministry. The meetings were held in Delhi and Kolkata and were attended by the CMDs concerned. The companies highlighted their performance and some of them referred to the order book constraints faced by them. The issue of efficient and transparent mechanism and monitoring the disposal of PSU assets to protect public interest was also discussed in the meeting.

The Minister stressed the need for streamlining the MoU system. He also agreed to take up the matter with the concerned ministries in overcoming some of the problems highlighted during the meeting. Detailed reviews of the various industrial sectors including Auto sector, Capital Goods sector and the Paper industry would be taken up soon.